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a IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with a dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
QUICK SETUP REFERENCE b This p age is a quick guide on how to connect different setups. Connections must be made exactly as illustrated. Det ailed descriptions of the setups can be found on p ages 8-16.
c QUICK SETUP REFERENCE Import ant ! • One specific Master monitor must be set as System Controller . (see setup illustrations above) • T o set a Master monitor as System Controller the TC LINK button on the rear panel must be lef t out . • The TC LINK button on all other Master monitors must be set to In position.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Basics Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .a Quick Setup Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .b-c T able of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Introduction This Manual . . . . . . . . .
5 INTRODUCTION This Manual The latest manual revision is always available for download from www .dynaudioacoustics.com The revision number of this manual is located at the bottom of p age 4. Please compare to the revision number of the manual available for download from our web-site and download if newer .
6 INTRODUCTION The Master Unit The Master unit distributes Audio and control data to the respective Slave units connected. System Controller , Master or Slave T o set up a Master unit to be either System Controller or Master/Slave the LINK switch on the rear panel must be set up correctly .
7 REAR P ANEL DESCRIPTION - MASTER • RJ45 Link connections for downstream Slave units • Power Input 100-240V • Power On/Off - switch • RJ45 Link connections for downstream Slave units • Option slot with analog I/O card installed.
8 OPERA TIONAL OVER VIEW Empty Custom S tereo analog S tereo digital 5.1 analog 5.1 digital 6.1 analog 6.1 digital 5.3 analog 5.3 digital 5.1 digital/6 Master 7854010 L Front V olume -50.
9 Setting up - Introduction T o make your setup operate as intended correct cabling is essential . Choose one of the described setup s and connect exactly as illustrated. The following section is a Quick-guide to get your system up and running. For instructions on how to place and calibrate monitors please read pages 17-39.
SETUPS 10 T o set a Master monitor as System Controller the TC Link button on the rear panel MUST be in out-position. Stereo Setup This illustration shows how to connect a st andard stereo setup. • Left monitor is set as System Controller by leaving out the TC Link button on the rear p anel.
11 SETUPS 5.1 Digit al Setup This illustration shows how to connect a 5.1 digit al setup • Left monitor is set as System Controller by leaving out the TC Link button on the rear p anel. • Left monitor receives both Left and Right Input signal. Right channel is fed via the TC -LINK RJ-45 connection from the Left to Right.
12 SETUPS 5.3 Digit al Setup This illustration shows how to connect a 5.3 Digit al setup • Center is set as System Controller by leaving out the TC Link button on the rear panel. • Left monitor receives both Left and LS signal. The LS monitor is fed via the TC LINK RJ-45 connection form Left to LS .
13 SETUPS 6.1 Analog Setup This illustration shows how to connect a 6.1 Analog setup • Left is set as System Controller by leaving out the TC Link button on the rear panel. • Left monitor receives both the Left and Right signal. The Right monitor is fed via the TC LINK RJ-45 connection form Left to Right.
14 SETUPS T o set a Master monitor as System Controller the TC Link button on the rear panel MUST be in out-position. Stereo Setup W ith Chains on L & R This illustration shows how to connect a stereo setup with chains on Lef t and Right. The chained monitors are fed with the same signal as the front L&R monitors.
15 SETUPS T o set a Master monitor as System Controller the TC Link button on the rear panel MUST be in out-position. 5.1 Digit al - 192 kHz This is a 5.1 digit al setup at 192kHz with Bass Management as an option. The setup requires three Master monitors with the optional Digit al I/O card inst alled, two Slaves and one Sub.
16 SETUPS T o set a Master monitor as System Controller the TC Link button on rear panel MUST be in out-position. 5.3 Digit al Setup This illustration shows how to connect a 5.
17 WHEN THE MONIT ORS ARE CONNECTED This is a simple step by step setup guide Overview 1 Connect the monitors 2 Set one Master monitor as System Controller 3 T urn down volume 4 Set Bass Management off 5 Select Set up menu 6 Clear entire network 7 Select set up (Stereo analog, 5.
18 Basic operation in all menus • Use ARROW keys to select value or submenu • Use ENTER to enter menus or for confirmation, and to activate • Use EXIT to step to a higher level or to decline an .
19 P ARAMETER DESCRIPTION Setup • Press ENTER to enter select mode. Select mode is indicated by “ * ” • Press ENTER to confirm choice Empty: No selection Custom: For future configuration S tereo analog: T wo monitor stereo setup with analog* Inputs selected.
20 Parameters available for AIR 6 and AIR 15 Pink Noise: Range: On/Off Calibrate: Range: -6dB to +6dB Level calibration of the selected monitor . Rel. Lev: Range: -40dB to 0dB Relative preset volume for the selected monitor . Room Position: Neutral W all Corner Console C.
21 PLACING THE MONIT ORS This manual section is split into two. The first p art is a direct guide on how to optimize your listening facilities to ensure optimal performance of your AIR monitor system.
22 PLACING THE MONIT ORS Placement of monitors and acoustics do influence monitor sound. AIR series provides powerful tools to compensate for different placement. Below , please find a description of the most common monitor placements and appropriate compensation.
23 CHECKING - THE PLACEMENT OF THE MONITORS Overview 1 In the Setup menu: Select setup type (e.g. 5.1 or stereo) matching your application 2 Check the phase (using the CD) 3 Check the monitor position.
24 Equalizing The AIR System menu offers a two-band shelving type equalizer . This can be used individually on each monitor , and it is implemented for a fine adjustment of the tonal balance.
25 Overview 1 Select Setup menu from the Main menu - then Calibrate monitor 2 Select each monitor and set calibration level using the CD Calibration procedure The calibration has to be made to ensure that all monitors produce the same sound pressure level in the listening position when fed with the same signal.
26 PLACING THE SUBWOOFER Placement on the floor In the corner Adjacent to wall Free standing Advant ages Gain of bass response Gain of bass response Position can be optimized with regard to standing w.
27 CHECKING - SUBWOOFER PLACEMENT Do not place the subwoofer on these lines quarter or halfway between walls. Overview 1 Main menu, set volume -20 dB 2 Main menu, select Bass Management: 120 Hz 3 Set Bass Management to “on” 4 Check the monitor position using the CD, tracks 30-44 5 Go to: Calibrating the subwoofer with the main system.
28 CALIBRA TING THE SUBWOOFER - with the main monitors Bass Management Bass management (sometimes called bass redirection) is a very important and useful tool - and it is in general an absolute necessity if you want to make a 5-channel set-up in a small room! There are several reasons for this.
29 CALIBRA TING THE SUBWOOFER - with the main monitors LFE Gain Range: 0 to +14dB The LFE channel can be boosted up to 18dB using this parameter . Polarity Range: 0 or 180º If the Subwoofer is correctly placed, setting the Polarity parameter at 180º should result in a full Phase cancellation at the set Cross -over frequency .
30 ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO Acoustics When we talk about making a room "sound right", we are probably dealing with room acoustics as a science acoustics has been around for about hundred years. Until then good acoustics happened by experiment, by experience, or simply by accident.
31 ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO Sabines formula Sabine is the father of modern acoustics. He found that reverberation time is described by a relationship between the room size and the amount of absorption in the room. Larger rooms - longer reverberation.
32 ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO Diffusers A diffuser provides dif fuse reflection of the sound radiated against it. It can be a very useful solution in cases where reflections are disturbing the sound image and it is not advisory to ad further absorption.
33 BACKGROUND INFO - ACOUSTICS St anding W aves S tanding waves exist in all kind of rooms. The shape of the room, the dimensions of the room, and the relationship between the dimensions of the room, are important parameters that will determine the frequencies around which the phenomenon exists as well as the distribution of these standing waves.
ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO 34 Room modes These special frequencies are also called room modes. S tanding waves between parallel walls are called axial modes. Other modes exist. For instance t angential and radial modes. (See the illustration). Normally the axial modes are the strongest.
35 ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO The standing waves are characterized by having a maximum sound pressure at the boundaries of the room. Depending on the frequency there are one or more dips across the room. In a box shaped room the frequencies can be calculated as follows: where f = frequency in Hz c = speed of sound (approx.
ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO 36 At low frequencies a monitor can be considered as to radiate the sound energy in all directions. This is also called a 4 π radiation.
37 ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO Comb Filtering The filtering function that arises when a signal is added to itself af ter having been delayed in time is called a comb filter . The resulting frequency response resembles a comb, hence the name. T wo 500 Hz sinusoidal tones added.
ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO 38 T wo typical situations in which comb filters arise, either acoustically or electrically . In general: All digital signal processing takes time. This means in practice that comb filter effects can arise if you loop a signal via, for example, a compressor and combine this signal with the original.
39 ACOUSTICS - BACKGROUND INFO Rear wall cancellation When the monitor is set up at some distance in front of a wall, reflections from the wall may occur and influence the perceived frequency response. This could result in comb filtering if all frequencies produced by the monitor were radiated in all directions.
THE SUBWOOFER - BACKGROUND INFO 40 The Subwoofer A subwoofer is a monitor that reproduces low frequencies. The purpose is to t ake over from the main monitor(s) as frequencies approach the lower end of the frequency range. I.e. approximately below 120 Hz.
41 THE SUBWOOFER & LFE CHANNEL - BACKGROUND INFO Checking summing phase cancellation In a basic 2-channel set-up or 5-channel set-up (like the ITU-775) a sub-woofer is not specified and is not required. But making audio production to be played back on consumer equipment, one has to ensure that the mix will sound right in this situation.
DELA YING MONIT ORS LINE-UP & CALIBRA TION 42 ITU 775 When using a 5.x set-up with monitors arranged on a circle line (as with ITU 775) the distance from the listener to each of the main monitors is the same. In case of limited space the three front monitors can be arranged on a straight line.
43 LINE-UP & CALIBRA TION - BACKGROUND INFO Calibration of 5.1 in an ITU-775 arrangement In a 5.1 system based on the ITU arrangement, all main channels have in principle the same conditions: there is one monitor per channel and each is placed the same distance from the listener .
44 THE AIR REMOTE Introduction When perfect setup and calibrations is in place, optimal performance from the AIR system monitors is achieved by controlling level on the monitors themselves as opposed to controlling via the mixing console. Therefore a remote control is a natural extension to the AIR monitor system.
45 THE AIR REMOTE REF LEVEL 1-3 keys T o recall Reference Level 1-3: Press relevant key shortly . The key LED indicates activated Reference Level. T o set Reference Level 1-3: Set level using the large VOLUME dialer in the center of the remote. Press and hold relevant Reference level key for approx.
46 AIR SOFT The AIR SOFT is a software editor for the AIR System monitors. All parameters controllable via the display locally on the System Controller , as well as the Reference Level features available via the AIR Remote can be controlled via the AIR Soft program.
47 AIR SOFT Main This is the Main screen from where all other AIR SOFT screens are accessed. The (((•))) network icon (upper left corner) If steady: The computer running the AIR SOFT is not correctly connected to AIR monitors. Check connections, cables and refer to the setup-illustrations on pages 9-13 in this manual.
48 AIR SOFT Network Accessing the Network Screen Press the (((•))) icon in the Main screen to access the Network facilities. In this screen various global network settings are handled. Autodetect Press to let the AIR SOFT scan your COM ports. If an AIR System is connected to any port it will be recognized.
49 AIR SOFT System Setup Monitor assignment T ask • Press monitor symbol to activate pink noise test-tone. • Then select task for the monitor now playing the noise. Serial number and type will be indicated. A monitor marked with an exclamation mark indicates that an “unknown” monitor has been detected.
50 AIR SOFT Calibrate - AIR BASE Calibrated Level Level calibration of the selected monitor . Relative Level Preset volume for the selected monitor relative to the calibrated and global volume. Use Parametric EQ This will be marked if the Parametric EQ is activated via the PC-IP .
51 MISCELLANEOUS The AIR series are unquestionably high quality product s. This section puts focus on a few technical issues that adds to the perception of the product s high st andard.
52 CABLES TC LINK St andard Cat-5 cables Maximum Cable Length : 15 meter . Cable type : Shielded Ethernet Cable Category 5. Connector type : RJ45 This connection is carrying Digital audio (24 bit) and network control information.
53 AIR TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS Model System Frequency response (+/- 3 dB) Peak SPL 1m, pair (I E C Short T erm) Peak SPL 2m, 5.1 (I E C Short T erm) Max SP L 1m, (I EC Long T erm) Precision of monit.
54 AIR TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS System: T ot al frequency response: Max. SP L 1m, one (I EC Short T erm) Max. SP L 2m, 5.1 (I EC Short T erm) Precision of monitor matching: Port tuning frequency: Int.
55 AIR TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS AIR Remote Finish: Dimensions (D x W x H): Weight: I/O Connectors: EMC Complies with: Safety Certified to: Environment Operating T emperature: S torage T emperature: H.
56 DELA Y IN SYSTEM & ERROR MESSAGES ETC. (AES or WC In) kHz Converter kHz 64.00 88.20 96.00 64.00 88.20 96.00 Samples @ Input Rate msec centimeter Samples @ Converter Rate msec centimeter Digit al Input Sample Rate Analog Input *) 32.00 44.10 48.
57 CERTIFICA TE OF CONFORMITY Certificate Of Conformity TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 Risskov , Denmark, hereby declares on own responsibility that following products: AIR 6 AIR 15 AIR 20 AIR.
58 PRESET LIST # 1-15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Name "## Empty"/" ## User Preset" Factory Presets Neutral BassMgr ??Hz BassMgr 80Hz BassMgr 95Hz BassMgr 1 .
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